ThinkPad Computer May Hang During the Startup Process with a ZIP Drive in the Docking Station (279757)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q279757 SYMPTOMS
When you enable direct memory access (DMA) for the integrated drive electronics (IDE) controller on an IBM ThinkPad docking station and you have an Iomega 250 megabyte (MB) Zip drive in the docking station, your computer may stop responding (hang) during the startup process.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because there is a there is a problem with the Atapt.sys driver file.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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12/7/2000 08:36p 5.0.2195.3062 85,296 Atapi.sys
12/19/2000 10:28p 5.0.3315.1000 2,337,040 Shell32.dll
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/26/2005 |
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